Historic Mackinac, Volume 1 : the historical, picturesque and legendary features of the Mackinac country; illustrated from sketches, drawings, maps and photographs, with an original map of Mackinac Island, made especially for this work  TABLE OF CONTENTS Volume I CHAPTER I French Exploration in the Mackinac Country Pages 1- 21 II Father Marquette at Michilimackinac 44 22- 47 III La Salle and the Griffin .... 44 48- 59 IV The Coureurs de Bois and the Fur Trade 44 60- 76 V Removal of Fort and Mission to Old Mackinaw 44 77- 89 VI The Parish Register at Michiumackinac 44 90-121 VII The French and the English ... 44 122-133 VIII The English and the Indians ... 44 134-156 IX Pontiac 44 157-168 X Minavavana and Wawatam .... 44 169-180 XI Henry's Account of the Massacre: His Escape and Adventures ... 44 181-209 XII Old Mackinaw after the Massacre; Major Robert Rogers .... 44 210-236 XIII Removal of the Fort to Mackinac Island 44 237-266 XIV The English Fur Trade .... 44 267-283 XV The War of 1812 44 284-318 XVI The American Fur Trade; Astor, Crooks and Stuart 44 319-339 XVII Dr. William Beaumont and Alexis St. Martin 44 340-361 XVIII Mackinac and the Mormons of Beaver Island " 362-378 XIX Churches of Mackinac Island . . Pages 379-429 XX The Lost Prince 44 430-462 XXI Fort Mackinac, 1815-1918 ... 44 463-485 XXII Mackinac National Park; Mackinac Island State Park 44 486-506 XXIII Descriptive Notes on Names and Places at Mackinac Island ... 44 507-606 Appendix 44 607-679 Chronology 44 681-697 Volume II I The Indians of the Mackinac Country Pages 1- 49 II Myths and Legends of Mackinac . . 44 50-113 III Early Days on Mackinac Island, 1814-1821 44 114-134 IV Schoolcraft's Visit to the Island in 1820 44 135-146 V McKenney's Sketches of a Tour to the Lakes, 1826 44 147-160 VI Mrs. Kinzie Visits Mackinac, 1830 . 44 161-168 VII Mackinac in Winter— 1834 ... 44 169-185 VIII Dr. Gilman's Life on the Lakes — 1835 44 186-214 IX Sketches from Schoolcraft's Diary at Mackinac — 1835-1841 ... 44 215-254 X Harriet Martineau — 1836 ... 44 255-269 XI Mrs. Jameson — 1837 44 270-299 XII The Indians at Mackinac — 1837 . . 44 300-333 XIII A Canoe Voyage from Mackinac to the 44 Soo " in 1837 44 334-360 XIV Margaret Fuller's Summer on the Lakes — 1843 44 361-376 XV William Cullen Bryant's Letters of a Traveller — 1846 ...... 44 377-402 XVI Bayard Taylor — 1855 44 403-406 XVII 44 Fairy Island " as seen by Constance Fenimore Woolson — 1870 . . . Pages 407-417 XVIII Mackinac in Story " 418-484 XIX Jean Nicolet 44 485-506 XX Lewis Cass 44 507-548 XXI Tshusick 44 549^561 XXII Miscellaneous Selections .... 44 562-623 XXIII Indian Names in the Mackinac Country 44 624-640 XXIV The Flowering Plants, Ferns and Their Allies of Mackinac Island . 44 641-678 Bibliography 44 679-740 Index 44 741 ILLUSTRATIONS Volume I Flags of France, England and United States, which have floated over the Mackinac Country Frontispiece Facing Title Page Jacques Cartier Facing Page 2 Samuel de Champlain " 44 3 La Hontan's Map of the Straits of Mackinac — 1688 Page 7 Ancient Michilimackinac, 1671-1705 (?) .44 24 Portrait Supposed to be that of Father Marquette Facing Page 26 Statue of Father Marquette. Designed for Detroit City Hall 44 44 27 Father Marquette's Plate and Spoon . Page 47 The Sailing of the Griffon Facing Page 50 View of Buildings and Corner of Parade Ground, Fort Mackinac 44 44 51 La Hontan's Map of the Great Lakes . . . Page 53 Francis Parkman Facing Page 56 Thomas Jefferson 44 44 57 The Griffin Page 59 Father Marquette and Louis Joliet leaving Michilimackinac (St Ignace) .... Facing Page 64 Death of Father Marquette u 44 65 Burial of Father Marquette 44 44 65 Jean Nicolet's Introduction to the Indians 44 80 Old Site of Fort Michilimackinac in 1820, on the South Side of the Straits ..... 44 44 81 "Mr. Justice William R. Day, of the Supreme Court of the United States 44 44 92 Judge Edward Osgood Brown 44 44 93 Pere Marquette at St Ignace in 1671 . . . Page 121 Marine View at Mackinac Island .... Facing Page 124 ILLUSTRATIONS Facmg Page 160 Page from Parkman s Note Book .... Page from Parkman s Note Book .... Facing Page 176 One of the Old Block Houses, Fort Mackinac Shore Boulevard, Mackinac Island Page from Parkman's Note Book .... Page from Parkman's Note Book . . Page from Parkman's Note Book .... Page from Parkman's Note Book .... Outline of Fort Michilimackinac as Planned Fort Michilimackinac. Sketch of the Fort on Outline of Old Fort Michilimackinac . Old Indian Trail on Mackinac Island Facing Page 252 Fort Mackinac. From an original Photograph Major Dwight H. Kelton s Collection . Stairs leading to Old rort Mackinac Page 283 Lieutenant Colonel George Croghan Facing Page 288 Site of Battle of Mackinac Island .... « 289 View of Fort Mackinac from the Southwest . Page 309 Facing Page 314 Within the Walls of Fort Mackinac .... Page 318 ILLUSTRATIONS John Jacob Astor House Facing Page 326 Reproduction of two pictures of La Salle . . " " 327 John Jacob Astor, Founder of the American Fur Company " "327 Robinson's Folly Page 339 Officers' Stone Quarters, Fort Mackinac. Dr. William Beaumont Facing Page 344 A Daily Scene during the Occupation of Fort Mackinac " "345 Henry R. Schoolcraft " "366 David Murray " "366 A Sketch of the Beach at Mackinac Island . . " " 367 St Anne's Church, Mackinac Island . . " " 382 Louis Joliet " "383 Father Skolla's Sketch of St. Anne's Church, Mackinac Island Page 388 Rev. Meade Creighton Williams, D.D. . . . Facing Page 398 Major Dwight H. Kelton " "399 General Patrick Sinclair " "434 Bowl Presented to Captain Patrick Sinclair by Merchants at Detroit, September 23, 1767 . " " 435 Arch Rock in 1917 " "454 A View of Early Mackinac. From a Sketch made in 1820 " "455 North Sally Port, Fort Mackinac .... Page 465 Fort Mackinac Sally Port "470 Rare old Views of Fort Mackinac .... Facing Page 472 Early Views of Fort Mackinac " "473 Plan of Fort Mackinac. (Double Page.) . . " " 478 Block House, Fort Mackinac, Built in 1780 . Page 484 Major Kelton's Map of Mackinac Island— 1883 " 485 Rt Rev. Monsignor Frank A. O'Brien, LL.D. . Facing Page 490 Mackinac to Lake Superior " " 491 Map of Mackinac Island Page 506 Three-page Folding Map of Mackinac Island. Accompanying Monsignor O'Brien's Descriptive and Explanatory Notes on Names and Places at Mackinac Island Facing Page 506 Block House, Fort Holmes " "518 ILLUSTRATIONS Sugar Loaf Rock Facing Page 519 A Fine Old View of Fort Mackinac ..." 44 548 A View of the Butte Des Morts Treaty Ground 44 44 549 Map Showing Plan of the Straits of St Mary and Michilimackinac. London, 1761. (Double page.) 44 44 606 Map of Fort Mackinac and Marquette Park. (Double page.) 44 44 678 Sketch of Fort Michilimackinac .... 44 44 679 Great Arch Rock, Mackinac Island . . . Page 697

"Volume II is largely a collection of extracts from books long since out of print, all of which will ever hold an important place in the story of the 'Fairy Isle'."--Foreword to vol. II

Includes bibliographical references (vol. II, pages 679-740)

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